Briefs | Gov’t: Bus fare proposal is a method of ‘positive discrimination’

The new bus fare proposal includes a mechanism to make tourists and non-resident workers pay more than locals for bus rides. The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo

Fong Soi Kun’s retirement to be reassessed

The retirement application of the former director of the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Fong Soi Kun, has been revoked for not respecting the legal

Las Vegas Shooting | Guests scanned at the Wynn in glimpse of Las Vegas’s future

At entrances to the Wynn resort in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, guards scanned visitors with metal-detector wands and inspected their bags, creating a 10-minute wait

Monarch files for insolvency in biggest UK airline failure

U.K. leisure carrier Monarch filed for insolvency in Britain’s biggest-ever airline collapse, leaving the government to arrange the return of 110,000 tourists and marking the third

Hong Kong | Apartment sets Asia price record amid gov’t curbs

A luxury home in Hong Kong set a price record for apartment sales in Asia, even as the government seeks to tame property prices in the

Thousands of democracy supporters protest in HK

Thousands of pro-democracy supporters took to the streets of Chinese-controlled Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against what they say is the Beijing- backed government’s use of

Briefs | Taiwan concert clash reveals divisions

Police are looking for a final suspect involved in clashes at a Chinese-organized concert in Taipei between Taiwanese pro-independence protesters and Beijing supporters that revealed divisions over

Kim Jong Nam murder |Two women plead not guilty in N. Korean scion’s assassination

Two women accused of smearing a banned nerve agent on the face of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader pleaded not guilty as their

Briefs | Upbeat economic, investment outlook for Japan

A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan released Monday showed business sentiment rising to its strongest level in a decade, exceeding analysts’ expectations for the world’s third

Spain | Crackdown on Catalan voters spawns new separatists

For teacher Elisa Aroca, Sunday was the moment Spain lost the battle for the hearts and minds of 7.5 million people living in the Catalonia region.

Offbeat | Dubai dreams of flying taxis darting among its skyscrapers

With a whirling buzz from 18 rotors, the pilotless helicopter gently lifted off the ground and soared up into the afternoon sky, the spire of the world’s

This Day in History | 1992 – El Al jumbo crashes in Amsterdam

An Israeli Boeing 747 cargo plane has crashed in the outskirts of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, setting two blocks of flats on fire and killing dozens of

Briefs | Bale ruled out of Wales’ final World Cup qualifiers

Wales says Gareth Bale has been ruled out of its final two World Cup qualifiers. Bale’s fitness has been a source of concern for Wales since sustaining a

Video games in the Olympics? Here’s how it might work

The future of the Olympics may just be in a basement in Turkmenistan. With leading Olympic figures considering a possible role for competitive computer games — known

World briefs

MALAYSIA The cause of the death of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader dominated the second day of the trial of two women accused of killing

The Buzz | Section of stadium closed after racist chants

A section of Lazio’s stadium will be closed for its next two Serie A home matches as punishment for racist chanting. Lazio’s problem in dealing with racism

Obituary | Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66

Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new

Tech Views | Amazon leaped ahead by losing the smartphone war

In case it wasn’t obvious before last week, Amazon.com Inc. has leapfrogged the smartphone to go after the next era of computing. The company never could have done this

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – edition no. 2899

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Tourism Master Plan | Macau could reach 40 million tourists by 2025

After two years of studies and public consultations, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) presented yesterday the Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, which aims to set

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